U23 World League

Campo Res Non Verba
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eliseo Arnuero kicked off to start the match. Thomas Runeberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ambrosio Pepillo in the 4th minute of play. Narciso Chavarri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Runeberg having to interfere. Azeari Reganado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnny Stigsson in the 15th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Azeari Reganado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes Res Non Verba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Johnny Stigsson who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Johnny Stigsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Azeari Reganado quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thomas Runeberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ambrosio Pepillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. With an all-out effort, Res Non Verba's Thomas Runeberg threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ambrosio Pepillo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Res Non Verba getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Adalberto Salazar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Küdüs in the 25th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Azeari Reganado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Res Non Verba's Azeari Reganado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Lundqvist in the 26th minute of play. Azeari Reganado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Lundqvist in the 26th minute of the match. Isidoro Marva hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes, Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Johnny Stigsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Azeari Reganado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Quetzal Flyers Hammers reached it. Azeari Reganado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flynn Downes in the 33rd minute of the match. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Johnny Stigsson in the 34th minute. After taking down the ball on Quetzal Flyers Hammers's corner Johnny Stigsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Azeari Reganado quite easily take care of the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Aritza Boveda threw the ball into play from the sideline. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Freddie Potts quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Mohamed Küdüs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Azeari Reganado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Quetzal Flyers Hammers fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Mohamed Küdüs looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Narciso Chavarri kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohamed Küdüs to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Johnny Stigsson got free with Azeari Reganado in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute of the game Iaki Santiuste made a throw-in which Eliseo Arnuero played forward. 62 minutes into the match, Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Azeari Reganado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johnny Stigsson. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's Thomas Runeberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Salazar in the 63rd minute of play. After 67 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Salazar. Res Non Verba were furious when Urbasa Uquillas was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 71 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Urbasa Uquillas. Johnny Stigsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Algot Ahlrot's late challenge caught a Res Non Verba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Algot Ahlrot helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes Quetzal Flyers Hammers got a freekick which was hit by Algot Ahlrot. Adalberto Salazar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Thomas Runeberg. Quetzal Flyers Hammers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 79th minute, Eliseo Arnuero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Res Non Verba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 84th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Marva to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Küdüs took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Azeari Reganado. Azeari Reganado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseo Arnuero in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Runeberg saved Quetzal Flyers Hammers from getting behind. When the match was over Quetzal Flyers Hammers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Res Non Verba throughout the match.